Plant husbandry – Plant supports – Linear
Patent
1997-01-02
1999-06-29
Melius, Terry Lee
Plant husbandry
Plant supports
Linear
47 45, 47 47, 248302, 2482184, A01G 1706
Patent
active
059160284
ABSTRACT:
Trellis wire support assembly (21) for use with a grape stake (23), comprising: an elongated wire member (80) formed with a pair of horizontally extending arms (24, 26) dimensioned to extend outwardly from grape stake (23), arms (24, 26) each including an outwardly extending support arm portion (31) for support of a trellis wire thereon and an inwardly and vertically extending retention arm portion (51) extending back and substantially over outwardly extending support arm portion (31); retention arm portions (51) being of a length sufficient to retain trellis wires (32a, 32b) between support arm portions (31) and retention arm portions (51) for both an upright and an inverted mounting orientation of trellis wire support assembly (21) on grape stake (23); elongated wire member (80) being formed to substantially encircle grape stake (23) at an elevated position thereon with each of retention arm portions (31) terminating in a distal end (52) spaced outwardly from grape stake (23) to define a trellis wire-receiving opening (53); and one of the pair of horizontally extending arms (24, 26) having a length sufficient to be looped vertically around the other of the pair of horizontally extending arms when wire member (80) is mounted on grape stake (23) to secure wire member (80) to grape stake (23).
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Downer John S.
Downer Paul A.
Kováacs ÁArpáad Fáabiáan
Melius Terry Lee
Vineyard Industry Products Co.
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